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Possessive adjectives: third person singular

Possessive adjectives: third person singular

Structure:

son/sa/ses (his/her/its) — agrees with noun possessed, not owner

Son/sa/ses agree with the gender/number of the noun that follows, not with the gender of the owner — a key difference from English.

Example:

son livre (his/her book), sa voiture (his/her car), ses enfants (his/her children) **Translation:** his/her book, his/her car, his/her children

Examples

son livre (his/her book), sa voiture (his/her car), ses enfants (his/her children)

his/her book, his/her car, his/her children

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Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "son livre (his/her book), sa voiture (his/her car), ses enfants (his/her children)"

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